Do you go with or without a case? - Page 3

crich70 · 09-29-2018, 10:15 PM

Well with the Kindle Fire(s) (I inherited my mom's) I don't need a case but with my Paperwhite when I take it out of the apt. I slip it into its case just for safety. The screen is a lot more liable to suffer damage than the Kindle Fire's screens are.

deedward9 · 09-30-2018, 10:54 PM

I've always kept mine in a case. I at times really dislike the feel of some of the plastics. My Nook Glowlight Plus, I do take it out of the case. I'm not crazy about the feel of the aluminum back, but if I'm reading at a pool or otherwise I don't want the sleeve to get messed up.

I rarely take my Galaxy Tab S 8.4 out of it's case despite the fact it's really easy to hold. Since I purchased it, this has been almost my favorite device to read on. I really like the display, and just use my Kindle, Nook, and Kobo apps to read on it.

Cyberman tM · 09-30-2018, 11:26 PM

I'm always using the case for my Inkbook - mainly for the sleep function, but also because I'm sitting in a train each day, where I found I can use the cover to trap the reader on the little pull-down table in front of me, so it hangs nicely at eye height.

dooh · 10-01-2018, 02:08 AM

i'd always buy a case/cover along with the device, put it on on the first day and then totally forget about it.

nellie27 · 10-01-2018, 10:16 AM

I always put my devices in cases. They are protected from not only nicks and scuffs, but also our extremely dusty environment.

Sydney's Mom · 10-01-2018, 10:39 AM

Always a case. I have been using my 3d gen Kindle Fire without a case, but it is so old, it didn't work in the case.

janrey · 10-01-2018, 01:05 PM

With my voyage now I am using this https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It is more like what you would put on a phone. I have a zippered sleeve that I put it in when traveling. I was using cases but they got annoying after a while. The lightweight ones would invariably break in a month or two. I had a sturdier wallet like case but it was heavy after a while and I got annoyed with folding it back. This grip case I have now works well.

patrickt · 10-01-2018, 03:20 PM

I got rid of my Voyage because I couldn't find a case that worked for me. I have stayed with the Paperwhite and the Amazon Kindle case which is, in my opinion, outstanding. The case not only helps protect the Kindle but it makes it easier for me to hold and handle.

I almost never take the case off.

sakura-panda · 10-02-2018, 08:52 AM

I use a case because whenever I see it, I can identify it as mine. Even if I have the only one, the case still helps me to find it quicker. Rather than looking at a device, identifying what type it is, and then figuring out who it belongs to, the case tells me in an instant that the tablet is mine or not mine, and what specifically it is.

Tattncat · 10-02-2018, 07:11 PM

I use a case, I read in bed at night and have been known to drop it when I call asleep.

rcentros · 10-02-2018, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tattncat

I use a case, I read in bed at night and have been known to drop it when I call asleep.

I read in chairs at night and am also known to drop eReaders when I fall asleep. I "marred" my Fintie "shell" case on my Kindle Basic when, realizing the eReader was slipping away, I grasped the corner of the case hard enough to brake out a chunk of it. That kind of surprised me. I'm still using it, just have some tape on that corner to keep it from breaking apart more (and to keep it from cutting me). Not sure if I'm going to get a Fintie next time, doesn't seem flexible enough.

HotblackDesiato · 10-03-2018, 05:58 AM

With the official Amazon case for this reader, which toggles the screen when opened and closed. That feature makes the device much more appealing to me, but doesn't make it unnecessarily bulky.

I've had a half dozen ereaders going back to the Sony and pre-Kindle days, though, and haven't always used one. My current reader replaced a Paperwhite which was chewed by a dog. A case probably would have saved it. My first reader, a Sony PRS-505, felt great without a case.

leebase · 10-03-2018, 10:56 AM

No ereader,but I have cover on my ipad, case on my Fire Tab, and case on my phone.

For the iPad and Fire Tablet, the covers are tri-fold and I find them helpful for holding the tablets while reading.

My phone is just too expensive to not have a case to protect against drops. It's too bad as I never get to experience the wonderful slim design of an iPhone.

HarryT · 10-03-2018, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by leebase

My phone is just too expensive to not have a case to protect against drops. It's too bad as I never get to experience the wonderful slim design of an iPhone.

Interesting. Although I always use eReaders in a case, I've never used a case with my phones. My iPhone 6 is over 4 years old and has spent most of its life in my trouser pocket with coins, keys, etc. Not a mark on it.

Ripplinger · 10-03-2018, 04:32 PM

My phone is always in a case as well as a glass screen protector on it. It's a minimal very slim case, but enough to keep it free of any knicks or scratches. The covers on my readers cover the screen and open like a book, so screen protector isn't really needed (unless you turn pages with your keys or a screwdriver).

10-03-2018, 05:58 AM	#42
HotblackDesiato Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: Kindle Oasis 3; iPhone 11	With the official Amazon case for this reader, which toggles the screen when opened and closed. That feature makes the device much more appealing to me, but doesn't make it unnecessarily bulky. I've had a half dozen ereaders going back to the Sony and pre-Kindle days, though, and haven't always used one. My current reader replaced a Paperwhite which was chewed by a dog. A case probably would have saved it. My first reader, a Sony PRS-505, felt great without a case. Last edited by HotblackDesiato; 10-03-2018 at 09:03 AM.

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09-29-2018, 10:15 PM	#31
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Well with the Kindle Fire(s) (I inherited my mom's) I don't need a case but with my Paperwhite when I take it out of the apt. I slip it into its case just for safety. The screen is a lot more liable to suffer damage than the Kindle Fire's screens are.

09-30-2018, 10:54 PM	#32
deedward9 Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 2112556 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Morristown Device: Boox Nova 2, Kobo Clara, Nook Glowlight Plus, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4	I've always kept mine in a case. I at times really dislike the feel of some of the plastics. My Nook Glowlight Plus, I do take it out of the case. I'm not crazy about the feel of the aluminum back, but if I'm reading at a pool or otherwise I don't want the sleeve to get messed up. I rarely take my Galaxy Tab S 8.4 out of it's case despite the fact it's really easy to hold. Since I purchased it, this has been almost my favorite device to read on. I really like the display, and just use my Kindle, Nook, and Kobo apps to read on it.

09-30-2018, 11:26 PM	#33
Cyberman tM Evangelist Posts: 439 Karma: 2248782 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austria Device: Inkbook Prime; Icarus Illumina;ImcoV6l;EB600;Kobo	I'm always using the case for my Inkbook - mainly for the sleep function, but also because I'm sitting in a train each day, where I found I can use the cover to trap the reader on the little pull-down table in front of me, so it hangs nicely at eye height.

10-01-2018, 02:08 AM	#34
dooh Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2018 Device: kindle voyage	i'd always buy a case/cover along with the device, put it on on the first day and then totally forget about it.

10-01-2018, 10:16 AM	#35
nellie27 Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 184 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Galaxy Tab A, Boox Nova Air C	I always put my devices in cases. They are protected from not only nicks and scuffs, but also our extremely dusty environment.

10-01-2018, 10:39 AM	#36
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,895 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Always a case. I have been using my 3d gen Kindle Fire without a case, but it is so old, it didn't work in the case.

10-01-2018, 01:05 PM	#37
janrey Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 178100 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kindle3, Voyage	With my voyage now I am using this https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It is more like what you would put on a phone. I have a zippered sleeve that I put it in when traveling. I was using cases but they got annoying after a while. The lightweight ones would invariably break in a month or two. I had a sturdier wallet like case but it was heavy after a while and I got annoyed with folding it back. This grip case I have now works well.

10-01-2018, 03:20 PM	#38
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	I got rid of my Voyage because I couldn't find a case that worked for me. I have stayed with the Paperwhite and the Amazon Kindle case which is, in my opinion, outstanding. The case not only helps protect the Kindle but it makes it easier for me to hold and handle. I almost never take the case off.

10-02-2018, 08:52 AM	#39
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	I use a case because whenever I see it, I can identify it as mine. Even if I have the only one, the case still helps me to find it quicker. Rather than looking at a device, identifying what type it is, and then figuring out who it belongs to, the case tells me in an instant that the tablet is mine or not mine, and what specifically it is.

10-02-2018, 07:11 PM	#40
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	I use a case, I read in bed at night and have been known to drop it when I call asleep.

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10-03-2018, 10:56 AM	#43
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,934 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	No ereader,but I have cover on my ipad, case on my Fire Tab, and case on my phone. For the iPad and Fire Tablet, the covers are tri-fold and I find them helpful for holding the tablets while reading. My phone is just too expensive to not have a case to protect against drops. It's too bad as I never get to experience the wonderful slim design of an iPhone.

10-03-2018, 04:32 PM	#45
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	My phone is always in a case as well as a glass screen protector on it. It's a minimal very slim case, but enough to keep it free of any knicks or scratches. The covers on my readers cover the screen and open like a book, so screen protector isn't really needed (unless you turn pages with your keys or a screwdriver).